Instagram Is Introducing Features That Let Users Moderate Their Own Comments

Users will also be able to disable comments on the social network.

In an effort to address the ethics of online comments, Instagram will soon introduce tools that will allow users to moderate their own comment streams and disable comments completely, The Washington Post reports.

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The social networking app currently has guidelines in place for what constitutes offensive speech, but these new changes will allow users to make this determination for themselves. The new features lets users decide to switch off comments on a post-by-post basis.

“Our goal is to make Instagram a friendly, fun and, most importantly, safe place for self expression," Instagram's head of public policy, Nicky Jackson Colaco, told The Washington Post in a statement. "We have slowly begun to offer accounts with high volume comment threads the option to moderate their comment experience. As we learn, we look forward to improving the comment experience for our broader community.”